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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Bobby try writing letters during the winter while he is on leave from New Orleans?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) Kline.
(d) His father.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say is more binding than blood?
(a) Being in love with the same woman.
(b) Having a similar difficult experience.
(c) Reading the same few dozen books.
(d) Being in the same profession.

3. What is John's good news and bad news in Chapter 8?
(a) He inherited a vast sum of money.
(b) Tulsa is back.
(c) He has been taken into confidence by a high ranking mafia member.
(d) He is buying Arnaud's.

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the Kid want to show the girl?
(a) Templates from Base One.
(b) Some film reels.
(c) Pages from the Kid's diary.
(d) Some new chataquas.

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, why does the girl go to the hospital?
(a) To have an exploratory operation.
(b) To talk to a therapist.
(c) To have a broken nose mended.
(d) To receive electroshock therapy.

6. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, after the girl wakes up in the recovery room, how does the Kid look?
(a) He appears only as a disembodied voice.
(b) Iridescent and barely there.
(c) More solid than he ever looked before.
(d) Black with soot, his cloak smoking.

7. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what becomes of the woman that John asked to marry him?
(a) She married another man.
(b) She became a nun.
(c) She became a cardiac surgeon.
(d) She left the country.

8. Where does Bobby live when he arrives at his destination after leaving New Orleans for the winter?
(a) In his Mother's childhood house.
(b) In an old farmhouse.
(c) In his father's childhood house.
(d) In a house owned by Jimmy Anderson.

9. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what does the girl call the Kid when he asks her why he gets no respect from her?
(a) An incurable nuisance.
(b) A gibbering imp.
(c) A dwarf.
(d) A liar.

10. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what kind of fish do Bobby and John eat for lunch?
(a) Bronzino.
(b) Snapper.
(c) Tuna.
(d) Yellowtail.

11. Where does Bobby go to spend the winter after talking to Kline and leaving New Orleans?
(a) He goes Venezuela.
(b) He goes to Idaho.
(c) He goes to California.
(d) He goes to Canada.

12. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, after Bobby leaves the agent's office, he thinks about his visit to his sister's mental hospital. What is the name of the mental hospital?
(a) Belleview Sanitarium.
(b) Tisch Hospital.
(c) House of Gold.
(d) Stella Maris.

13. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, what is the dummy made out of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Metal.
(c) Glass.
(d) Clay.

14. Why does Bobby say that he could not kill himself?
(a) He does not want God to hate him.
(b) He made a promise to his sister.
(c) He is a coward with no honor.
(d) It would be a disappointment to John.

15. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Kline's profession?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Heavy equipment specialist.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Private Investigator.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say about French white wine?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, how does John sum up Bobby's history?

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what makes the girl flush her meds down the toilet?

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what is Bobby's original major at college?

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what is the girl writing in her notebook when the Kid wants to look at it?

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